SEASON OVERVIEW
 
The Immaculata Softball team led by fourth year Head Coach Stefani Feinstein produced a 5-5 record in Atlantic East Conference play, and they were 16-24 overall for the 2025 season. Immaculata entered the season after being voted tied for last in the AEC Pre-Season Coach's Poll. With a strong core of returning players, and an influx of talented first-year players, the Mighty Macs had a break-out season earning the third seed in the Atlantic East Conference Tournament. This was the Mighty Macs first appearance in the AEC Tournament since 2022.
 
In the AEC Tournament, Immaculata avenged a pair of losses to Marywood on the final weekend of the regular season, defeating the Pacers 3-2 in eight innings. Bryele Anthony gave the Mighty Macs the lead on an RBI single to right field to score Kate Daly. After the rain delayed their second game, Immaculata advanced to the AEC Finals defeating Marymount 4-2 in their second-round game. Immaculata scored all four of their runs in the top of the seventh inning, and Rylee Martin, Emma Pinto, and Bryele Anthony all drove in runs. Immaculata closed out the win in the bottom of the seventh when catcher Emma Pinto made an incredible diving catch on a foul pop up for the final out. This was Immaculata's first appearnce in a conference final since 2018 in the CSAC.
 
Due to inclement weather, the finals needed to be delayed until the following weekend, with both teams returning to Winchester, Virginia to play. Immaculata fell to Marymount in both games, finishing as the AEC Runner Up.
 
TEAM LEADERS
Batting Average:                 Jess Oldham     .445
Hits:                                    Jess Oldham     57
Runs:                                  Bryele Anthony 37
Doubles:                             Jess Oldham     13
Triples:                                Bryele Anthony, Carlee Karcher, Jess Oldham 3
Home Runs:                       Jess Oldham     7
RBI                                     Jess Oldham     51
Stolen Bases:                     Bryele Anthony 39
Wins:                                  Riece Onorato 9
ERA:                                   Riece Onorato 3.56
Strike Outs;                         Riece Onorato 54
Saves:                                 Nadia Bhuiyan 1                                            
 
 
AWARDS
 

• Lily Hagan Atlantic East Conference Elite 20 Award
• Bryle Anthony All-Atlantic East Conference First Team
• Maddy Formica All-Atlantic East Conference Second Team
• Allison Hill All-Atlantic East Conference Second Team
• Carlee Karcher All-Atlantic East Conference Second Team
• Steph Kelly All-Atlantic East Conference Second Team
• Rylee Martin All-Atlantic East Conference First Team, CSC Academic All-District Team
• Emma Mercandante CSC Academic All-District Team
• Jess Oldham All-Atlantic East Conference First Team, CSC Academic All-District Team
• Riece Onorato All-Atlantic East Conference Second Team
• Head Coach Stefanie Feinstein and Assistant Coaches Stephen Elinski and Kaitlyn Delaney were named the 2025 Atlantic East Conference Coaching Staff of the Year.

 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Jess Oldham earned All-Atlantic East Conference First Team Honors for a second consecutive season batting .445 (57-128), with seven home runs, and led the AEC in RBIs with 51. On March 18, in the second game of the doubleheader against PSU Abington, Oldham set an IU program single game record hitting three home runs and had five RBIs. Oldham had four home runs on the day, having hit one in the first game of the doubleheader. Oldham reached milestones for 100 career RBIs, 150 career hits, and broke the IU single season record for RBIs with her 49^th RBI vs Marywood on April 26^th. Oldham completed her Immaculata career with a .364 career batting average, with 172 hits, 17 home runs, and 120 RBIs.
• Bryele Anthony earned All-Atlantic East Conference First Team Honors for a second consecutive season batting .353 (48-136) finishing third in the AEC with 37 runs scored, 16 RBIs, and led the AEC in stolen bases with 39. Anthony reached career milestones, becoming the first player in program history to reach 100 career stolen bases and got her 150^th career hit. Anthony finished her Immaculata career with a .371 career batting average, with 176 career hits, and a program career record of 107 stolen bases.
• Rylee Martin received All-Atlantic East Conference honors for a second straight season, earning a First Team selection in 2025. Martin batted .265 (30-113) with two home runs, and 23 RBIs. She had a .995 fielding percentage, committing only one error this season. Martin had a walk-off two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning in the team's 4-3 come-from-behind win over Lycoming during the team's spring break trip to Myrtle Beach on March 13th. She went 3-4, with a home run and four RBIs in a win over PSU Abington on March 18^th.
• Riece Onorato earned All-Atlantic East Conference honors for the first time, being named to the Second Team. Onorato led Immaculata with a 9-7 record, with a 3.56 ERA. She had 13 complete games, two shutouts, and 54 strikeouts. Onorato earned the complete game win vs Marywood in the First Round of the AEC Tournament, allowing only two earned runs and struck out six. Onorato completed her Immaculata career with a 12-11 record, with a 4.24 ERA, 18 complete games, two shutouts, and 89 strikeouts.
• Allison Hill earned All-Atlantic East Conference Second Team Honors for a second consecutive season. Hill batted .300 (30-100), with six doubles, and 15 RBIs. Hill went 3-3, with two doubles, and three RBIs in Immaculata's AEC win over Marymount on March 29^th. She went 2-3, with a double and two RBIs in the win over Neumann on April 5^th. Hill finished her Immaculata career with a .266 batting average, with 46 hits, 25 RBIs, and a .904 fielding percentage.
• Carlee Karcher earned All-Atlantic East Conference Honors for a second consecutive season being named to the Second Team. Karcher batted .348 (39-112), with three home runs, and 17 RBIs. Karcher hit an inside-the-park home run in Immaculata's win at Widener on April 10^th. She had three RBIs in game two of the doubleheader at Rutgers Newark on March 26^th.
• Steph Kelly earned All-Atlantic East Conference Honors for the first time being named to the Second Team. Kelly started 25 games this season, batting .292 (19-65) with 19 runs scored, two RBIs, and eight stolen bases. Kelly went 2-3, with two runs scored in Immaculata's wins over Neumann on April 5^th, and Widener on April 10^th. Kelly completed her Immaculata career batting .224, with 24 hits, 42 runs scored, and had 15 stolen bases.
• Maddy Formica started 35 games in her freshman season, earning All-Atlantic East Conference Second Team honors. Formica batted .345 (40-116), with 26 runs scored, 15 doubles, had five successful sacrifice bunts, and was a perfect 13-13 in stolen base attempts. Formica went 1-3, with two runs scored, a triple, and five RBIs in Immaculata's win over Widener on April 10^th.
• Kate Daly started 30 games in her freshman season. Daly batted .291 (25-86), with 17 runs scored, six RBIs, two successful sacrifice bunts, and was a perfect 8-8 on stolen base attempts. Daly went 3-5, with a run scored in Immaculata's win at Ursinus on March 25^th.
• Emma Mercadante appeared in 20 games, with 17 starts in her senior season. She 6-12, with 13 complete games, and had 44 strikeouts in 106.2 innings pitched. Mercadante completed her Immaculata career with 17 career wins, including 30 complete games, 157 career strikeouts. Mercadante is the only pitcher in the modern Immaculata softball program history (2007-present) to pitch a no-hitter. Mercadante threw her no-hitter on March 16, 2023, at Delaware Valley in the Mighty Macs 10-0 win.
• Emma Pinto played in 23 games, with 22 starts at catcher for the Mighty Macs. Pinto batted .232 (16-69) with eight RBIs and had a .988 fielding percentage. Pinto drove in the eventual winning run in Immaculata's season opening win vs Kenyon College in Myrtle Beach on March 11^th. She had an RBI single in the top of seventh inning and made the diving catch of four pop up to end the game in Immaculata's come-from-behind win over Marymount in the Atlantic East Conference Tournament second round game on May 4^th.